Living and Workin in the US--attending UBC online

pepeCANUSA · Post by **pepeCANUSA** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 9:32 am

I'm a Canadian working and living in the US. I'm also a student at UBC via an online program. I have a t2202a tax form the university has given me, but I don't think that's going to work with the IRS.

What document do I need and who do I contact at UBC to get the correct paperwork? Speaking of which what is the correct paperwork?

I've already contacted UBC finance and they gave me the run-around and had no idea what I was talking about and told me to talk to the IRS--another person told me to talk to Student Services (sadly they had no contact information handy, and there's no contact information available on the website).

Someone from the Canuck abroad forum told me they'd follow up with me on this forum--here I am, and I hope you can help me out. I should've come here first instead of going straight to UBC.

nelsona · Post by **nelsona** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 11:18 am

You follwing up with the same guy, but you need to conatct UBC: The ywill know what to give you.

pepeCANUSA · Post by **pepeCANUSA** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 12:07 pm

That's the problem...I've contacted them and no one seems to know what I'm talking about. I'm sure there's some accountant on campus who knows what I need, but the people I can reach by phone (and those numbers are difficult to come by) are clueless. Most keep telling me "You'll have to talk to the IRS." To which I can only ask "Why? They're not the ones to whom I pay tuition!"

It's been a nightmare trying to find the right person to talk to.

What form am I looking for? And what was the association you mentioned on the other forum that UBC was a part of. Perhaps their contact with that association can point me in the right direction.

Thanks for following up with me here.

nelsona · Post by **nelsona** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 2:01 pm

Carefully read IRS Pub 970, it has info on how institutions qualify you for various credits, most by being FAFSA-eligible.